
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Elmbridge
- Town
- Cobham
- County
- Surrey
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 74146
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Current location
On private ground with permissive access
Hatchford (St Matthew) Churchyard
Hatchford Manor
Cobham
Elmbridge
Surrey
KT11 1LR
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 09295 57904
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Stone tablet in classical style with scrolls around edge, set on brick wall which appears to have been erected for this purpose. To the right of the WW1 tablet is a WW2 tablet added much later.
- Inscription
- WW1: THE CROSS NEAR THIS SPOT WAS ERECTED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF HATCHFORD AND DOWNSIDE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / (Names) / "TRUE LOVE BY LIFE - TRUE LOVE BY DEATH - IS TRIED / LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND. WE FOR ENGLAND DIED" WW2: IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FELL IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bailey, Francis
Barton, Robert E
Campbell, We
Chinnery, Esme F
Chinnery, H Brodrick
Cobbett, J
Cooper, Harold
Corbin, A
Denny, Leon S
Gray, Fred
See details for all 31 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 26
Served and returned: 0
Died: 26
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Firstname, surname, rank, Regiment
Order of information: Officers then otehr ranks, each alphabetically - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Forenames and surname
Order of information: By surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Tablets
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 2019: WW2 tablet added
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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